Jacksonville State added one of the top seniors in the state of Kentucky on Thursday, landing the commitment of Adair County High School’s Connor Loy.

Loy also held a Division I offer from McNeese State, but elected for Jax State and Ray Harper, who has continued to recruit with his strong ties to the state of Kentucky.

A finalist for the state’s Mr. Basketball award, Loy averaged 20.2 points, 7.6 assists and 5.8 rebounds for Adair County as a senior, according to MaxPreps.

He finished his high school career with over 3,000 points across five seasons of basketball and was the state’s assists leader as a junior and senior for Adair County, claiming 5th Region Player of the Year honors.

Adair County finished the season 30-6 and claimed the state’s 5th Region championship to advance to the state tournament; the team would fall to Bowling Green in the Sweet 16.

Loy joins Central-Phenix City guard and November signee Jacoby Hill in the Gamecocks’ 2025 recruiting class.

Jax State finished last season 23-13 and as the Conference USA runner-up, advancing to the second round of the National Invitation Tournament after a first-round win against Georgia Tech and a loss to eventual tournament runner-up UC Irvine.